Current opinion in psychiatry
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Research into mental disorders has continued to stimulate ethical debate during the past year. The urgent need for research in this field remains transparent, but the need for balance between enabling research and protecting patients continues to generate argument. ⋯ From this baseline, a new movement is emerging, where there are few blanket bans or endorsements of specific types of research on specific groups of people. Instead, the emphasis is switching to patient participation in research and to the process of involving people in research projects.